OnePlus's new mid-cycle flagship refresh, the OnePlus 3T, is...available to buy unlocked, directly from the...manufacturer. The phone is shipping...in both 64GB and 128GB storage configurations, with the base model coming in at $439, and the more capacious model running $479. Right now the only color option is..."gunmetal"...with "soft gold" set to arrive at a later date...The OnePlus 3T rollout continues next week, with a European launch on November 28.

Sounds great. But what are the phone's specs? Kristijan Lucic has the details:

The OnePlus 3T is...metal [and] it sports a 5.5-inch fullHD (1920 x 1080) Optic AMOLED display. The phone packs in 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of non-expandable internal storage. The OnePlus 3T is fueled by the Snapdragon 821 SoC, along with the Adreno 530 GPU. The 16-megapixel OIS snapper is placed on the back of the device, and a 16-megapixel shooter also comes on the front...The 3,400mAh battery is also included in this package, and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow comes pre-installed on the phone with OnePlus’ OxygenOS.

The OnePlus 3 was one of our favorite devices of 2016...Now the OnePlus 3 is dead. OnePlus announced a new device, the OnePlus 3T, as a replacement...So is the OnePlus 3T still one of the best Android phones you can buy? ... The OnePlus 3 was a great phone, and when you don't change much, there isn't much to talk about...at the end of the day, you're really paying $40 for more battery life. You still get awesome build quality, a "good enough" display, USB-C, and a fingerprint reader.

But that doesn't answer the question: Is it worth the extra $40? Sam Rutherford gets to the point:

The previous OnePlus 3 was already the best phone for the money, and while the 3T's $439 starting price has upped the ante a bit, improved performance and an extra 2 hours of battery life are worth the extra $40...I'm willing to bet if you asked people if they would pay two Jacksons to get an extra 2 hours of battery life...most would take that deal in a heartbeat. ... The 3T's cameras aren't quite as sharp as the ones on the S7 or Pixel, and don't perform as well in low light. But for a phone that costs between $200 and $300 less, the photos are pretty close...Don't be sad that the OnePlus 3 has gone away; the 3T is more than a worthy successor and is the most value packed phone on the market.